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Founders Begin UBalt's AI Accelerator with Focus on Problems, Not Pitches

January 31, 2026
Business Today

A program is supported by funding from TEDCO’s Baltimore Innovation Initiative and brings together Baltimore-based founders working across industries.

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Applications Now Opened for the ‘Rise to the Challenge’ Pitch Competition

January 28, 2026
Business Today

UBalt students and alumni: pitch your business for up to $30,000 at Rise to the Challenge 2026. Applications open now through February 27.

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UBalt Launches AI-Enabled Business Accelerator

January 20, 2026
UBalt News

The University of Baltimore has announced the launch of its AI-Enabled Business Accelerator, a nine-week program supporting early-stage founders building scalable, artificial intelligence-enabled ventures. Its first cohort features eight Baltimore-based entrepreneurs applying AI across healthcare...

Shelby Blondell, B.S. '14, MBA '18, shows off her Maryland-made product, the Sheller

Alumna Shelby Blondell Touts Locally-Made Goods on CBS Weekend News

December 16, 2025
UBalt News

Two-time alumnus Shelby Blondell tells CBS Sunday Morning that there are advantages to being an entrepreneur who produces goods in the U.S.

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MBA Student's Drive Earns Honor Society Scholarship

December 10, 2025
Business Today

University of Baltimore MBA student Sheik Md Akij honored with Sigma Nu Tau scholarship.

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Gregory Vetter's startup secrets inspire next gen of entrepreneurs at UBalt

September 22, 2025
Business Today

The Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation transformed recently into a hub of energy and inspiration during the latest workshop: From Idea to Income – Entrepreneurial Blueprint, featuring Tessemae’s Gregory Vetter.

The University of Baltimore's Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is launching an AI-Enabled Business Accelerator in support of local start-ups

Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Receives Inaugural TEDCO Funding for AI-Enabled Business Accelerator

September 12, 2025
UBalt News

The University of Baltimore's Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is launching an AI-Enabled Business Accelerator, in support of a pioneering program designed to foster inclusive entrepreneurship and drive economic growth in the Baltimore region, especially among underrepresented groups.

2025 Rise to the Challenge Group of Competitors

Video Highlights: 2025 "Rise to the Challenge" Business Pitch Competition

May 27, 2025
Business Today

View the highlight reel for the "Rise to the Challenge" Business Pitch Competition, held on May 1, 2025.

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Finalists Announced for UBalt's 'Rise to the Challenge' Business Pitch Competition

April 16, 2025
UBalt News

Finalists Announced for UBalt's 'Rise to the Challenge' Business Pitch Competition, May 1, 2025